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      <h1><a href="index-2.html#NTFS" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/index.html#NTFS">NTFS</a> Documentation: <a href="javascript:if(confirm('http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/  \n\nThis file was not retrieved by Teleport Pro, because it is addressed on a domain or path outside the boundaries set for its Starting Address.  \n\nDo you want to open it from the server?'))window.location='http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/'" tppabs="http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/">Windows NT&reg;</a> FAQ</h1>

      This FAQ assume that you are logged as Administrator on the system.
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      <h2>How to see the difference between storage units and <a href="glossary.html#Volume" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/glossary.html#Volume">volume</a>s?</h2>
      Use the Disk Administrator: click on the View menu, choose Volumes or Disk Configuration.
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      <h2>How to manage <a href="attribute.html#compressed" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/attribute.html#compressed">data compression</a>?</h2>
      By default, <a href="javascript:if(confirm('http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/  \n\nThis file was not retrieved by Teleport Pro, because it is addressed on a domain or path outside the boundaries set for its Starting Address.  \n\nDo you want to open it from the server?'))window.location='http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/'" tppabs="http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/">Windows NT&reg;</a> compresses nothing.
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	<li>To (un)compress a <a href="glossary.html#File" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/glossary.html#File">file</a> or a <a href="dir.html" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/dir.html">directory</a>, simply select it in the Explorer, and click on the File menu, choose Properties. Then (un)check the Compress box and click on Ok.
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	    <em>Note</em>: When you compress a <a href="dir.html" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/dir.html">directory</a>, the Explorer compresses all the items it contains too. After that operation, when you create an item in a compressed <a href="dir.html" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/dir.html">directory</a>, it is automatically compressed. You can although manually uncompress an item in a compressed <a href="dir.html" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/dir.html">directory</a>.
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	<li>To (un)compress a whole <a href="glossary.html#Volume" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/glossary.html#Volume">volume</a>, select it in the Disk Administrator, and click on the Tools menu, choose Properties. Then (un)check the Compress box and click on Ok.
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      <h2>How to see the <a href="filename.html#algogen" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/filename.html#algogen">DOS&reg; name generated from the Win32 name</a>?</h2>
      Go to the File Manager, click on the desired <a href="glossary.html#File" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/glossary.html#File">file</a>, menu File, Properties. You can also use the <code>DIR /x</code> command.
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      <h2><a name="disable">How to disable <a href="filename.html#autogen" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/filename.html#autogen">DOS&reg; name generation from the Win32 name</a>?</a></h2>
      Go to the System Policy Editor, menu File, Open Registry. Go to Local Computer-&gt;Windows NT System-&gt;File system. Check the box marked 'Do not create 8.3 filenames for long filenames'. You can also go to the Registry Editor, and set the value of the key <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation</code> to 1.
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      Doing so is useful to speed up your <a href="index-2.html#NTFS" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/index.html#NTFS">NTFS</a> <a href="glossary.html#Filesystem" tppabs="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~regis/ntfs/new/glossary.html#Filesystem">filesystem</a> when you don't use <a href="javascript:if(confirm('http://www.caldera.com/dos/  \n\nThis file was not retrieved by Teleport Pro, because it is addressed on a domain or path outside the boundaries set for its Starting Address.  \n\nDo you want to open it from the server?'))window.location='http://www.caldera.com/dos/'" tppabs="http://www.caldera.com/dos/">DOS&reg;</a> applications.
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